Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 23

FORMERLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 59

AS AMENDED BY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 9, TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRIVACY IN FAMILY COURT PROCEEDINGS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §1063, Title 10 of the Delaware Code by striking the existing subsection (b) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

"(b) All records concerning any child shall be made available to the Superior Court and the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and whenever a child is arrested, convicted or acquitted for a crime classified by Title 11 as a felony, or a class A misdemeanor for juveniles ages 13 through 17, the Clerk of the Family Court, or any state or local police authority, shall release the name and address of the child and the name of the child's parents upon request by a responsible representative of public information media."

Approved April 13, 1995